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Rep. Van Zant Correctly Calls Out AIR's Social Engineering Agenda

May, 2014

The group Think Progress and multiple media outlets are attacking Representative Charles Van Zant for telling the truth about AIR's social engineering agenda. Rep. Van Zant spoke at the March 22nd Operation Education Conference and mentioned AIR's promotion of this lifestyle. He was followed by Dr. Karen Effrem who verified his concerns and elaborated on this and the other problems with AIR. As we have reported, this organization seems far more concerned with promoting the GLBT agenda and psychosocial teaching and testing than with academics.

That AIR is going far beyond "research" but into full blown promotion of these sexual practices in families, churches, and society at large is evident in the brief that we linked in our previous press release. AIR tries to normalize the idea that homosexual tendencies begin at a young age by saying:

Adolescents in our research for the Family Acceptance ProjectTM (FAP) said they were attracted to another person of the same gender at about age 10. Some knew they were gay at age 7 or 9.. Overall, they identified as lesbian, gay, or bisexual, on average, at age 13.4. Their families learned about their LGB identity about a year later. (Emphasis added)

Later in that same paper, they promote the GLBT lifestyle in families and churches by listing "Some Family Behaviors that Reduce Your LGBT Child's Risk for Health and Mental Health Problems & Help Promote Their Well-Being" that ask families and religious congregations to override beliefs and convictions. Here are some examples of AIR's blatant promotion of the GLBT lifestyle:

* "Support your child's LGBT identity even though you may feel uncomfortable
* "Bring your child to LGBT organizations or events*"Connect your child with an LGBT adult role model to show them options for the future."

* "Work to make your congregation supportive of LGBT members, or find a supportive faith community that welcomes your family and LGBT child."
*"Believe your child can have a happy future as an LGBT adult"

"Representative Van Zant was completely correct in his statements that AIR is promoting the GLBT lifestyle in children, and they are doing the same within families and churches," said Dr. Karen Effrem, president of Education Liberty Watch and executive director of the Florida Stop Common Core Coalition. "AIR is taking $220 million from the citizens of Florida to develop what are supposed to be academic tests based on allegedly rigorous academic standards. However, given that AIR focuses heavily on controversial, non-academic psychosocial issues and data mining; that the federal government and many groups admit that the Common Core standards teach psychosocial issues having nothing to do with English and math; and that thecomputer adaptive tests will be individualized and not available for parental review; parents have no guarantee that their children are protected from psychological or attitudinal profiling by AIR's tests. Governor Scott should reject the AIR contract and demand the resignation of Commissioner Stewart."